Press device



Oct. 29, 1929. c. R. HULTGREN 1,733,734

PRESS DEVICE Filed June 6, 1927 n 5 Sheets-Sheet l Filed June 6, 1927 C. R. HULTGREN PRESS DEVICE 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct. 29, 1929. I C, R HULTGREN 1,733,734

PRESS DEVICE Filed June 6, '1927` 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Oct. 29, 1929 UNITED STATES CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF -Wnsfr y,VIRGINIA Y y f PRESS DEVICE Application led June 6,

This invention relates yparticularly to a press device for'securing together glued parts. The primaryobject is to provide an improved device forr enabling gluedparts to be y conveniently pressed ytogether and securely held until the'glue hardens.

The improved device enables furnitureparts, for example, to be pressed together and securely held, and enables the Workmen to continue the assembling and pressing op` referred rawmgs,

Fig. 2, aside 'elevational' vieu7 of the same;

Fig. 8, a section taken as indicated at line 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4, a broken front elevational vieWshoWing the portion of the shaftem bodied 'and one `ot the clamping-iframes ,mounted on the shaft;ig. 5, a' perspective vievv of an intermediate sofa leg pressed in the manner indicated in the upper portion of C in SAS

F i0'. i3' FiO. 6 a ersoective view ot a corner i: 7 ze 7 i sofa leg pressed in the manner'indicated in the lower right hand portion of Fig, 8; and 7, abroken sectional View showing a 'modified iorm ot screw-connection between a clamp-screw and clamping-frame.

y In the preferred embodiment illustrated in the drawings, A designates a main trame mounted on caster A', the frame A being equipped With bearings A2; B, a revoluble shafthaving its end portions mounted in the bearingsAzf, one or both oi said bearings being capable of holding the shaft against turning,

except When' it is desired to turn; and

and B2, clampffraines liXedly secured to' the shaft B, said clamp-:trames beingprovided `with suitable clamping-shoulders and equipped with suitable clamping-screws.

The frame Amay be 'of any suitableconn, p I

' pair of spaced bars@ The outer endsofl the varms are equipped With'transverse' bars struction. Preferably,'it comprises a pair of end standards 1; top connecting members 2;y and bottom `connecting; members Each lend standard 1 preferably comprises a pair of vertical members" 1l having divergingvlower portions" 1b, `a bottom connecting member 19,' and a top Connecting member 1d. The Whole 'hublO which is xedly'secur'ed to the 1927. `serial No. 196,766.k

main frame may be conveniently formed of angle iron, or structural steel members, joined together by rivets, as illustrated.

The bearings A2 are mounted on members 4 which connect the members 1a of the end standards at an intermediate point.

The sima B is equippefiwiurcinrs5f which embrace one of the bearingsy A2 and prevent longitudinal shifting of the 'shaftA The other bearing A2 is a divided bearing Whose 'upper member 6 is secured to the bot- PATENT OFFICE j CHARLES R. HULTGREN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINIS, ASSIGNOB.' TO S. KAR'PIELNk &'BROS., OF

tom member by cap-screws 6a. n As Will rbe understood :from Fig. 2, the bearing may be tightened upon they shaft, sothat the shaft Will yturn only `When force is applied by the Workmen to effect rotation. n Q

The clamping-frame Bis provided with a hub 7 equipped With a set screwr 8 which engages a slot `9 with Which the kshaft `B is provided. Thus, the' clamping-frame B may be adjusted towards or away trom the clamp-y ing-frame B2 Without angular displacement.

The clamping-frame B2is equipped With a y shaft Bby means of a set yscrevv 11.y l

kThe clamping-frames B and B2y are of light `construction andare fixed upon the sliatt B in corresponding angularr positions.

Each clamping-,frame preferably `cojmf prises a pair of cross-arms formed integrally with each .other in such manner as to provide a rectangular hub-portion 12 andl radial arms 12a. The arms l2 are provided With radial slots 18 ivhich are of sufficient Width to admit parts `Which are to be pressed. Atf the inner ends of the slots 13 are the clamping-shoulders 13a. f.

:The yslotted armsg12L meetat the corners or" ther rectangular hub 12,-`-forming right angular, junctions, the arms adjacent these Junctions kaitording flat yclamping-shoulders 14. l y y Each ofjthearmslQa constitutes, in effect,

15 which are formed integrally with the arms. The bars 15 project beyond `the outer lateral rsurfacer of the arms 12a, thusaffording er'T 'tensions 15".

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with ka clamping-screw 16 having threaded engagement with the bar; and the extensions a are equipped with clamping-screws 17 having threaded engagement with the extensions. The central clamping-screws 16 carried by each arm co-act with the clampingshoulders'la at the inner ends of the slots 13; andthe clamping-screws 17 co-act with the clamping-shoulders 14 near the junctions ofthe arms.

The hub-portion 7 ofthe Vclamp-trame B is formed integrally with the rectangular hubportion 12. Similarly, the hub-portion 100i the clamp-frame B2 is formed integrally with the rectangular hub-portion ot the 'frame'.

The inner ends of the clamping-screwsare tted with revoluble clamping-heads 18, and the outer ends *ofthey clamping-screws are equipped with tired cross-heads 19.

In Fig. 7 ,the clamping-screw 17 is shown in threaded vengagement witha bushing Q6 which is inserted through a perforation iii the arm-extension'la. The bushing is in'- serte'd from the Ainner side ofthe extension `and is 'provided' with a jflange 20a to hold the bushing when theclampin-g-screw exerts outward pressure.

F ig. 6 shows a corner leg for a chair,'or sofa, designated 21. Theupp'er end portion ot the leg is equipped with blocks 21a which may be assumed to 'be gluedto the leg 21, dowel-pins being also used, if desired. The manner in which the glued parts are pressed and held together to form the corner leg is illustrated in thel lower right hand/portion of Fig. 3. I't'fwilly be noted tha-ttwo of the clampingscrews 17 are utilized to .press the loloclrs'lil against the head-portion of the leg 21 in one ofthe corner-clamps of the clamp-frame B.

In Fig. 6, 22 designatesan Yintermediate leg for a sofa, for example, whose upper end portion has glued thereto blocks 22a. rihe manner in which the lparts are clamped together is illustrated in the upper portion of Fig. 3. Itwillbe observed that the blocks and head-portion of the leg are introduced into one of the slots 13, ,andl a central clamping-screw 16 is employedvto clamp vthe parts against the 'shoulder 18a at the inner end of the Vslot with which the arm 12@ is provided.

Other illustrations of the manner in which the improved clamping device can be employed could Ybe given, but this is thought to be unnecessary. f

In some instances, it may be desirable to glue spaced bloclrs to a member, eit'herat the end portions 'fof said member, or at interme' ydiat'e portions. `In such V4case, the clamp frames B and B2 may-be so adjusted with relation toveachother on the sha-itt B as Ato bring -the parts which aretobe clamped within the range of action 'of both clamp-trames. lIn this,r manner, blocks maybe clamped lto a member extending parallel with Vthe shaft B,

the `blocks being kin spaced'l relation, y--correspending with the spacing of the clamprames B and B2.

In Fig. 3, one of the corner clamps of the frame B is shown loaded. The clamping may be eilected while the frame B is in any desiredangular position, as the workman may prefer. The workman may also load an adjacent intermediate clamp, then the succeeding corner clamp, etc. He may rotate the clamp-frame as desired to best suit his convenience in performing the work. A single workman may load succeeding portions of bot-lijc'lamp-frames B` and B2, or two workmen may cooperate, if desired. The loading maybe e'liiected at the front of the machine and the work may finally be removed at the iront lside oit the machine, aft-er making a complete rotation; or the glued members may be removed at any -desired point after the glue has hardened.

The foregoing detailed-description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no nnnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly as'permissible, in view of the prior art.

`What I regard as new, and desire to secure by LettersY Patent, is:

1. A clamping device comprising a clampframe having arms forming a cross and Aforming clamping-shoulders adjacent the intersections oi' the arms, and clai'nfping-screws `mounted Aon said clamp-frame and cooperatwith said shoulders.

2. .clamping device comprising lcrossarms .provided adjacent their intersections with clamping-shoulders, said cross-arms being provided `with slots whose inner ends aiiord cl'ainping-shoulders, and clampingvscrews mounted on said arms and cooperating with said kclamping-shoulders.

A clamping deviceY provided 'with a clamp-frame having arms forming va cross and onining clamping-shoulders adj acentthe corners formed bythe junctions of said arms, and a pair of ciampinmscrews mounted on and disposed longitudinally of each arm and cooperating withV the opposed clampingshoulders. a. A clamping device comprising a clam-pfranie provided .with cross-,arms a'il'ording clamping-shoulders adjacent the corners formed by the Yjunctions of the cross-arms,said cross-arms being providedl with slots whose vinner ends aiord clamping-shoulders, crossheads at the outer ends of said arms .provided with extensions, a central clamping-screw carried by each cross-head, and a pair of clamping-screwscarriedby the extensions of each cross-head. n

v5. A clamping device comprising a main Ytra-me, a shaft mounted in said frame, a

clamp-frame mounted on vsaid sha-ft and equipped with .radial arms which fform .a cross and Jform clairiping-shoulde-rs adjacent the intersections of said arms, and clampingscreWs mounted on and disposed longitudinally of said arms and opposed to said clamping-shoulders. y

(3. A clamping device comprising a main frame, a shaft mounted in said frame, and a pair of clampingdevices mounted on said shaft in xed angular relation but adjustable towardsand away from each other, each clamping device lcomprisingy a elamp-frame having a plurality of radial arms and provided With a plurality of clamping-shoulders adjacentthe intersections of said arms, and clamping-screws mounted on the outer end portions of said arms and opposed to said clamping-shoulders.

7. A clamping device comprising ya rotatable clamp-frame equipped With a plurality of arms, said arms beiner slotted to form at their inner ends Clamping-shoulders, and clamping-serews cooperating with said clamping-shoulders.

8. A clamping device comprising a main frame, a shaft having connections with said frame permitting the shaft to be turned by the exertion of force, and a clamp-frame angularly fixed on said shaft, said elampsframe being provided with a. plurality of Crossarms which form clamping-shoulders at their intersections and being also equipped With Clnmpinfrmscrews opposed to said shoulders.

9. A clamping device comprising a shaft, a olamp-frame comprisinga plurality of radial arms7 a hub-portion formed by the intersection of said arms and forming fixed clampingshoulders, carried by said frame and opposed to said clamping-shoulders. f

l0. A clamping device comprising a `main frame, a shaft mounted in said frame, a pair of adjustably related clamp-frames mounted on said shaft, said frames being provided with cross-arms forming clamping-shoulders at their intersections,' and a plurality of clamping-screws mounted on said clampframe and opposed tothe clamping-shoulders thereof.

CHARLES R. HULTGREN.

and clamping-screws 

